Star Control: Origins
- Developer
- Stardock
- Publisher
- Stardock
- Released
- 20 September 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £17.75
Platforms: PC
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , adventure , indie
The Earthlings have joined the interstellar club. The galaxy will never be the same. The year is 2086 and Earth has detected an alien distress call originating from the surface of Triton. In response, Star Control is formed with you as The Captain of Earth's first prototype starship.
Best gaming PC for Star Control: Origins in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Star Control: Origins today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Stardock on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Dual Core Intel or AMD processor | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Intel Integrated 520 or equivalent | Video card with 2GB of video memory |
| Storage | 26 GB | 26 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Star Control: Origins?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Quad-core Intel and your GPU is at or above Video card with 2GB of video memory, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.